Are TC Encores accurate enough for 400 yards and in?
I am building a truck gun and have an Encore frame laying around. Goal is to leave rifle in truck year round. However, I will have the action in the cab and carry a 12ga barrel for bird hunting and a center fire for deer/hogs in the tool box.
Question is/are the factory or custom encore barrels accurate enough to dial,or hold over out to 400 yards? I’ve never shot that distance with one and am considering a 6.5 CM, 6.5 Grendel or 22 CM for the center fire. All 3 will kill the size game I am likely to encounter. I WANT to try the 22CM and this appears to be the least expensive option to get into a 22CM.
The 6.5’s are the logical choice as I already have these in both bolt and AR platforms so ammo is always available. The 22CM would be a new addition and one I am not certain is needed. I am comfortable with the 6.5CM to 500 as that is my primary hunting rifle and it is capable of 10 shot 1 MOA as it is configured. My Grendel’s are for thermal hunting for hogs and shots are rarely past 150 yards.
Assuming I go with one of the three chambering’s listed has anyone with real world experience shot an encore with consistent 1.5 MOA accuracy out to 400 yards? If so who is the barrel manufacture and what was the configuration?
I am building a truck gun and have an Encore frame laying around. Goal is to leave rifle in truck year round. However, I will have the action in the cab and carry a 12ga barrel for bird hunting and a center fire for deer/hogs in the tool box.
Question is/are the factory or custom encore barrels accurate enough to dial,or hold over out to 400 yards? I’ve never shot that distance with one and am considering a 6.5 CM, 6.5 Grendel or 22 CM for the center fire. All 3 will kill the size game I am likely to encounter. I WANT to try the 22CM and this appears to be the least expensive option to get into a 22CM.
The 6.5’s are the logical choice as I already have these in both bolt and AR platforms so ammo is always available. The 22CM would be a new addition and one I am not certain is needed. I am comfortable with the 6.5CM to 500 as that is my primary hunting rifle and it is capable of 10 shot 1 MOA as it is configured. My Grendel’s are for thermal hunting for hogs and shots are rarely past 150 yards.
Assuming I go with one of the three chambering’s listed has anyone with real world experience shot an encore with consistent 1.5 MOA accuracy out to 400 yards? If so who is the barrel manufacture and what was the configuration?
